Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC Sells 2,138 Shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY)

Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) by 57.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,556 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,138 shares during the period. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC owned 0.06% of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF worth $219,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Systelligence LLC increased its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 47.4% during the fourth quarter. Systelligence LLC now owns 180,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,400,000 after acquiring an additional 58,015 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 100,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,229,000 after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares during the period. Beacon Financial Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Financial Planning Inc. now owns 19,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,689,000 after buying an additional 491 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Synergy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% in the fourth quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 3,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $540,000 after buying an additional 1,901 shares during the period.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of VFQY opened at $143.21 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $350.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $144.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $143.02.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.5285 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Profile

The Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (VFQY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Benchmark for VFQY Fund index. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks with strong fundamentals as determined by the advisor. VFQY was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.